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Hybrid TV & OTT
Ono hoping TiVo will prevent pay TV decline
Ono had attracted 34,000 TiVo customers by the end of June, eight months after the…
iStreamPlanet and Haivision offering Go-Live Package
Internet video specialist iStreamPlanet and encoder provider video networking and distribution specialist Haivision have teamed…
Google offering full pay TV offering on Google Fiber service
Google has announced that it will offer a full pay TV service over its new…
TalkTalk to offer free YouView box and access to Sky Sports
UK ISP TalkTalk has announced details of its YouView offering that will include a free…
BT confirms YouView launch this autumn
BT has confirmed that it will begin offering the YouView TV service in the autumn….
Netflix claims it is beating LoveFilm in the UK
Netflix will launch in another European market in the fourth quarter of this year, management…
Humax’s YouView box goes on sale tomorrow
Set-top provider Humax’s new YouView box, the DTR-T1000, will go in sale in UK stores…
D-Smart to launch OTT service with KIT digital
Turkish pay TV operator D-Smart is to launch a multiscreen OTT service targeting users in…
Discovery rolling out second-screen app across Europe
Discovery’s international division is launching a second-screen application that it has been trialling in Latin…
Analysts expect reduced Netflix earnings
Analysts expect Netflix to report disappointing second quarter results next week. Forbes reports that analysts…
Viewers get ready for online Olympics
Ahead of the London Games, new research says that 13% of Britons will watch coverage…
Streaming habits vary across Europe, but PC still rules
Streaming via a PC is more popular than connected TVs and other devices across Europe’s…
Vision TV Network available on Roku
UK playout specialist and and hybrid IP-broadcast channel aggregator Vision247’s Vision TV Network is now…
Jason Kilar and Dawn Ostroff confirmed for MIPCOM
Hulu boss Jason Kilar will give a keynote address at the upcoming MIPCOM TV market…
Hulu and BBC join forces for comedy
US-based online video service Hulu and UK public broadcaster the BBC have joined forces and…
Growth of catch-up viewing via PCs is slowing, says Ofcom
The growth in popularity of watching catch-up services via a PC is slowing down in…
Global iPlayer passes one million downloads, BBC extends trial
BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer on-demand service has passed the one million downloads milestone a year…
BBC launches Olympics app
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched an Olympics app for smartphones that will offer…
Portugal Telecom and Impresa develop interactive channel
Portugal Telecom and media company Impresa are jointly launching a new interactive news channel that…
Sundance Channel signs Spanish iPhone deal
The Sundance Channel can now be viewed on iPhones and iPads in Spain after the…
ITV using SAS servers for online services
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is using cloud-based advertising server technology provided by business analytics and…
MP & Silva chooses Rightster for digital services
Media rights company MP & Silva, has chosen Rightster and Rightster Studios to help launch…
Sky launching Netflix alternative tomorrow
BSkyB’s new internet TV platform Now TV will launch tomorrow, targeting the 13 million UK…
Network Ten reportedly to invest in Zeebox’s Australian venture
Australian broadcaster Network Ten is to become a shareholder in the Australian offshoot of former…
Facebook gears up for Olympics coverage
Social network Facebook is working with TV rights holders including NBC in the US and…
Christian TV package launches on Freeview
A bouquet of Christian thematic channels has launched via the UK’s Freeview HD service. The…
Multiscreen to equal set-top TV delivery for major operators in 2015
Almost half of all devices that receive TV services from the largest global pay TV…
YouTube to launch thematic channels in France
YouTube plans to launch 13 new online video channels in France in October, according to…
Second screens boost ratings for Chello’s Canal Panda
Chellomedia’s Spanish kids channel Canal Panda has seen its monthly viewer ratings increase to 0.6%…
Intellect releases trial UK HbbTV spec
UK technology trade body Intellect has released a trial specification for HbbTV in the UK…